3.6.33 · D1 · Physics › Spacecraft Structures & Systems Engineering › Environmental testing — thermal vacuum (TVAC), vibration, ac
Spacecraft fly karne se pehle, hum Earth par hi har woh "attack" recreate karte hain jo space dega — vacuum mein jalti garmi aur thanda, violent shaking, bahra kar dene wala sound, aur electromagnetic noise — aur dekhte hain ki kuch toot-ta hai ya nahi. Poora subject bas yahi hai: "space hostile hai" ko numbers mein convert karo jo hum measure, reproduce, aur hardware ko pass kara saken .
Is page par assume kiya gaya hai ki aap kuch nahi jaante. Parent note ka har letter — σ , ε , T 4 , ω n , ζ , Q , Tr , g r m s , PSD, dB, Torr — yahan ground up se build hoga. Agar koi symbol parent mein aata hai, to woh neeche pehle define hoga, uske baad aapse use trust karne ko kaha jayega.
Common mistake Ek letter, do meanings — dhyan rakhna
Parent note capital letter ko alag-alag meanings ke saath do baar use karta hai. Inhe alag rakhne ke liye, is page par:
Q rad = total radiated heat watts mein.
Q (bina subscript ke) = vibration ka quality factor (resonance par amplification).
Tr = transmissibility (output-shake ÷ input-shake). Parent ne ise "T " likha tha par woh temperature T se clash karta hai, isliye hum ise har jagah Tr rename karte hain.
Definition Absolute temperature
T
T yeh batata hai ki kisi material ke atoms kitna jiggling kar rahe hain, Kelvin scale par measure kiya gaya. Kelvin sabse thande possible point se shuru hota hai — total stillness — jise absolute zero (0 K) kehte hain. Kelvin mein koi negative temperature nahi hoti. Is page par T ka matlab sirf temperature hai — kuch aur nahi.
Picture yeh socho: ek bag mein chhote bouncing balls hain. Thanda = balls muskil se hilte hain; garam = balls wildly slam karte hain. Kelvin "bilkul koi motion nahi" se count karta hai.
Celsius se convert karne ke liye:
T K = T ∘ C + 273.15
Toh room temperature 20 ∘ C = 293 K , aur space ka background lagbhag 3 K hai — almost totally still.
Intuition Kelvin kyun, Celsius kyun nahi?
Har heat-radiation law temperatures ko multiply karta hai aur unhe powers par raise karta hai. Agar aap Celsius use karte, to "zero" ek random jagah hota (pani ka freezing point) aur 2 × number ka matlab double jiggling nahi hota. Kelvin ka zero real zero hai, isliye ratios aur powers actually physical meaning rakhte hain. Yahi wajah hai ki parent ka T 4 zaroor Kelvin use kare.
Figure s01 mein do thermometers side by side hain — Celsius left par, Kelvin right par — absolute zero, pani ke freezing point, room temperature, aur TVAC hot soak ke colored dots ke saath. Koi bhi horizontal arrow follow karo: physical point identical hai, bas scale par number 273.15 se shift hota hai. Dekho absolute zero Celsius rod par − 273.15 par baith ta hai par Kelvin rod par 0 par — yahi poori wajah hai ki hum Kelvin prefer karte hain.
Heat travel karne ke exactly teen tarike hain. Space kyun special hai yeh dekhne ke liye aapko teeno jaanne chahiye — aur, jaise promise kiya, har ek ko sirf ek word nahi, ek symbol aur ek law milega.
Definition Heat transfer ke teen paths
Conduction — heat touching solid ke through crawl karta hai , atom apne neighbour ko nudge karta hai (jaise metal spoon mein heat upar aana).
Convection — heat moving fluid ke zariye carry away hoti hai , yaani air ya water flow karta hua (jaise hot soup par phoonkna).
Radiation — heat invisible light (infrared) ke roop mein nikalta hai, iske liye koi material bilkul nahi chahiye — yeh empty space cross kar leta hai.
Figure s02 mein ek red hot block hai jiske teeno exits hain: left mein solid bar ke saath conduction dikhata ek blue arrow, upar uthti warm air ke green arrows (convection) — labelled "GONE in vacuum" — aur right mein ek yellow wavy infrared arrow (radiation) jo bina air ke bhi survive karta hai.
Intuition Vacuum wala twist
Space mein koi air nahi, isliye convection completely switch off ho jaati hai (h → 0 ). Earth par, blowing air ek component ki cooling ka bada hissa hoti hai. Ise remove karo, aur sirf do exits bachte hain: conduction (ise hold karne wale bolts ke through) aur radiation (dark mein infrared glowing). Yahi poori wajah hai ki TVAC testing exist karta hai: check karo ki hardware do cooling paths gone hone par survive karta hai ya nahi.
Parent ki headline formula q = σ ε T 4 hai. Har piece earn karte hain.
A simply kitni surface radiation kar rahi hai, square metres (m 2 ) mein. Badi radiating surface → zyada heat escape, exactly jaise bada window zyada light nikalne deta hai.
Do identical hot plates socho: ek matte-black wala strong infrared throw kar raha hai, ek shiny wala muskil se glow kar raha hai. Same temperature, bahut alag ε .
ε ka twin: α woh fraction hai jo incoming light ek surface soak up karti hai (baaki bounce off hoti hai). Solar panel par sunlight α se govern hoti hai; usse nikalne wali heat ε se govern hoti hai.
σ
σ = 5.67 × 1 0 − 8 W / ( m 2 ⋅ K 4 ) nature ka ek fixed number hai jo "temperature to the fourth power" ko actual watts of radiated heat mein convert karta hai. Aap ise kabhi change nahi karte; yeh ek conversion rate hai jaise "1 inch = 2.54 cm".
T kyun nahi?
Hotter cheezein do compounding tarike se zyada radiate karti hain: woh har colour par zyada intensely emit karti hain aur higher-energy colours ki taraf shift hoti hain. Jab physicists saare colours add up karte hain, yeh effects T 4 par multiply out ho jaate hain — ek bahut steep curve. Isliye parent stress karta hai ki 300 K → 350 K jaana radiated heat ko ( 300 350 ) 4 ≈ 1.85 factor se raise karta hai — almost double. Ek chhota sa temperature rise bahut zyada heat dump karta hai.
Figure s03 mein q = σ ε T 4 temperature ke against plot hai. 300 K aur 350 K par do blue dashed markers height jump seedha curve se read karne dete hain — green label ≈ 1.85 × increase dikhata hai sirf 50 K rise ke liye. Steepness hai fourth power visible ho raha hai.
Ab poora formula plain words mein padhta hai:
Intuition Spacecraft ke liye net form kyun matter karta hai
Deep space mein radiate karta ek spacecraft T amb ≈ 3 K "dekhta" hai, isliye T amb 4 bilkul tiny hai aur Q rad ≈ A σ ε T s 4 — simple form jo parent use karta hai. Lekin wahi surface ek warm Earth ya Sun-lit spacecraft body ka bhi samna kar sakti hai, jahan T amb large hai aur received term negligible nahi hai. Real thermal analysis har surface ko view factor se bhi weight karta hai — uske "sky" ka woh fraction jo koi given hot ya cold body fill karta hai. Net exchange aur view factors ko ignore karo aur aap ek radiator ko heat dump karte predict karoge jo woh actually re-absorb kar raha hota hai.
Intuition Equilibrium kahan se aata hai?
Sunlight mein ek surface power absorb karti hai (P in = α S A , jahan S ≈ 1368 W/m 2 solar constant hai, Earth ke orbit tak pahunchne wali sunlight) aur net power radiate karti hai (P o u t = A σ ε ( T s 4 − T amb 4 ) ). Jab yeh balance hote hain, temperature change hona band ho jaata hai — woh steady value equilibrium temperature hai. T amb ≈ 3 K ke saath received term drop out ho jaata hai, exactly parent ke worked panel example ke jaisa.
Definition Torr — vacuum ka yardstick
Pressure yeh hai ki gas ek wall par kitni zor se push karti hai. Torr pressure ki ek unit hai jahan normal sea-level air ≈ 760 Torr hai. 1 0 − 5 Torr ka "hard vacuum" matlab hai air push sea level se lagbhag 76 million guna kamzor hai — practically koi gas molecules nahi bachi, aur koi convection possible nahi (h → 0 ).
Ek kamra socho logon se bhara hua (760 Torr) jo dheere dheere khaali ho jaata hai jab tak ek hi insaan ek city block mein wanders kare (1 0 − 5 Torr).
Near-vacuum mein, plastics aur paints ke andar trapped gases creep out karti hain aur cold surfaces (jaise lenses) par drift karti hain, unhe fog kar deti hain. Vacuum mein testing in gases ko ground par escape karne deti hai bajaye ek 500 M telescope par.
Definition Spring–mass–damper picture
Kisi bhi bracket-mounted component ko ek mass m ke roop mein model karo jo stiffness k ki spring par hai, aur ek damper c ke saath jo energy drain karta hai.
m (kg) — part kitna heavy hai.
k (N/m) — mounting kitna stiff hai; bada k = flex karna mushkil. (Note: yeh k spring stiffness hai, Part B ki thermal conductivity k th se ek alag quantity — isliye humne thermal wale ko subscript kiya.)
c — friction/energy loss; bada c = shaking jaldi die out hoti hai.
Figure s04 (left panel) schematic hai: ek yellow mass m blue spring k aur green damper c se ceiling se hang kar raha hai, red double-arrow uski displacement x ( t ) mark karta hai. Right panel payoff hai — ek plot jo aapko aage study karna chahiye.
x ¨ aur x ˙ mein dots ka matlab hai time ke saath change ki rates : x ˙ = velocity (kitni tezi se move karta hai), x ¨ = acceleration (velocity kitni tezi se change hoti hai). Hamein yeh chahiye kyunki Newton's law force ko acceleration se connect karta hai.
Definition Natural frequency
Spring–mass ko ek pluck do aur woh ek apni favourite rate par wobble karta hai — iska natural frequency .
ω n = m k
Stiffer (k up) → tezi se wobble; heavier (m up) → dheere wobble, exactly jaise guitar string vs bass string.
ω n radians per second mein hai. Plain wobbles per second, hertz (Hz) , paane ke liye 2 π (ek full circle) se divide karo:
f n = 2 π ω n
2 π kyun?
Ek complete back-and-forth ek circle ke ird-gird ek baar jaane jaisa hai — aur ek full circle 2 π radians hai. Toh "radians per second" divided by "2 π radians per cycle" deta hai "cycles per second" = Hz.
ζ (Greek "zeta") aur Q
ζ = 2 k m c ek fraction hai jo batata hai ki wobbles kitni tezi se die out hote hain . Spacecraft structure dheere energy lose karta hai: ζ ≈ 0.02 –0.05 .
Quality factor Q = 2 ζ 1 measure karta hai resonance par shake kitna amplify hota hai . (Yeh Q vibration amplification hai — Part C ka radiated heat Q rad nahi .) Chhota ζ = bada Q = dangerous amplification. ζ = 0.02 ke saath, Q = 25 : ek gentle 1 g input part par brutal 25 g ban jaata hai.
Agar aap kisi cheez ko uski apni natural frequency par shake karo, to energy cycle after cycle pile up hoti hai aur wobble bahut bada ho jaata hai — resonance . Isi tarah ek singer glass todta hai, aur isi tarah launch ek poorly-designed bracket ko rip apart kar sakta hai.
Transmissibility Tr ratio hai (output shake)/(input shake) . r = ω / ω n use karte hue (driving frequency natural frequency ke kitni paas hai):
Tr = ( 1 − r 2 ) 2 + ( 2 ζ r ) 2 1
r < 1 : Tr ≈ 1 — part bas input follow karta hai.
r = 1 : Tr = Q — daraauna peak.
r > 2 : Tr < 1 — part actually protected hai (isolation).
Intuition Resonance curve padhna (Figure s04, right panel)
Figure s04 ka right panel teen damping levels ke liye Tr vs r = ω / ω n plot karta hai. Dekho jab aap left se right sweep karte ho kya hota hai: r = 1 se bahut neeche curve flat baith ta hai Tr ≈ 1 par (part bas saath chalta hai). r = 1 approach karte waqt denominator ( 1 − r 2 ) 2 + ( 2 ζ r ) 2 almost zero ki taraf shrink karta hai — exactly r = 1 par ( 1 − r 2 ) 2 term vanish ho jaata hai aur sirf chhota ( 2 ζ ) 2 bachta hai, isliye Tr spike karke Q = 1/ ( 2 ζ ) ho jaata hai. Woh spike hai resonance: red low-damping curve 25 × tak rocket karti hai, green high-damping curve muskil se bump karti hai. r = 2 ke baad har curve 1 se neeche dive karti hai — woh region jahan engineers chahte hain unke mounts rahein.
Definition Random vibration aur PSD
Launch shaking ek messy jumble hai saari frequencies ka ek saath. Power spectral density function, G ( f ) likha jaata hai, batata hai har frequency f par kitni shaking energy hai ; iske units hain g 2 / Hz . (Yeh function G ( f ) wahi hai jo log casually "the PSD" kehte hain — same cheez, ab ek symbol ke saath.) Flat G ( f ) = 0.04 g 2 / Hz 50 –800 Hz se matlab hai "us poore band mein equally hard shake karo".
Ek overall severity number paane ke liye, G ( f ) ko chosen frequency band mein add up karo (integrate karo) aur square root lo:
g r m s = ∫ f 1 f 2 G ( f ) df
Yeh root-mean-square value (g r m s ) feel hone wala typical shake level hai — parent ka cubesat spectrum lagbhag 7.7 g deta hai.
f 1 aur f 2 kya hain?
f 1 aur f 2 simply test band ki lowest aur highest frequencies hain — cubesat spectrum ke liye, f 1 = 20 Hz aur f 2 = 2000 Hz . Aap inhe un saari frequencies ko bracket karne ke liye choose karte ho jo launch vehicle actually deliver karta hai (NASA GEVS jaisi test standards inhe fix karti hain). In ke beech integrate karne ka matlab hai "hardware jo actual band dekhega us mein poori shaking energy sum karo" — ek band chhod do aur aap severity under-count karoge.
Definition Decibel — aur uska reference level
ek decibel ek logarithmic scale par ratio hai, aur har dB ek fixed reference ke relative measure kiya jaata hai jahan 0 dB hai . Aap kaun sa formula use karte ho yeh depend karta hai ki aap powers ya amplitudes compare kar rahe ho:
Power ratio ke liye: dB = 10 log 10 P ref P .
Amplitude ke liye (jaise sound pressure): dB = 20 log 10 p ref p — 20 isliye aata hai kyunki power ∝ amplitude2 , aur log ( p 2 ) = 2 log p .
Acoustic sound pressure ke liye reference p ref = 20 μ Pa hai (sabse quiet audible sound), isliye 0 dB = hearing ka threshold aur liftoff ka 140 –150 dB bahut enormous hai. Power scale par, + 3 dB ≈ power ka doubling; "+ 3 dB/octave" ka slope matlab hai G ( f ) har baar frequency double hone par double ho jaata hai.
EMI (electromagnetic interference) woh unwanted electrical noise hai jo ek circuit radiate karta hai jo doosre ko disturb karta hai — jaise ek phone ek speaker ko buzz karta hai. EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) woh goal hai: saare subsystems bina ek doosre ko jam kiye saath kaam karein. EMC/EMI testing spacecraft ko ek shielded room mein seal karti hai aur is cross-talk ko hunt karti hai.
Three heat paths and their laws
Vacuum removes convection
Environmental qualification
Yeh seedhe parent topic mein feed karte hain, aur bahar connect karte hain Spacecraft Thermal Control Systems , Launch Vehicle Dynamics , Structural Mechanics , Electromagnetic Wave Propagation , Reliability Engineering , aur Quality Assurance in Aerospace se.
Khud test karo — kya aap bina dekhey har ek state kar sakte ho?
T kya measure karta hai aur radiation laws mein kaun si unit use karni chahiye?Atoms ki absolute jiggling; Kelvin mein honi chahiye (zero = absolute zero).
Vacuum mein teen heat paths mein se kaun si disappear hoti hai, aur kis coefficient ke zariye? Convection — iska coefficient h → 0 ho jaata hai (Newton's law of cooling Q conv = h A ( T s − T ∞ ) ).
Fourier's law of conduction state karo aur har symbol name karo. Q cond = − k th A Δ T / L ; thermal conductivity, area, temperature difference, length.
Emissivity ε = 0 vs ε = 1 ka kya matlab hai? 0 = perfect mirror (koi glow nahi); 1 = perfect blackbody (max glow).
Radiated power ∝ T 4 kyun hai, T kyun nahi? Hotter surfaces har colour par zyada emit karti hain aur higher-energy colours ki taraf shift hoti hain; combined se fourth-power law milta hai.
NET radiative exchange likho (sirf emission nahi). Q rad = A σ ε ( T s 4 − T amb 4 ) , view factors se weighted.
Normal sea-level air Torr mein kitna hai, aur hard vacuum kitna hai? ~760 Torr sea level par; ~1 0 − 5 Torr hard vacuum hai.
Natural frequency formula likho aur batao k badhane se kya hota hai. ω n = k / m ; stiffer
k frequency raise karta hai (tezi se wobble).
ω n ko f n Hz mein convert karo.f n = ω n / ( 2 π ) .
ζ ke terms mein Q kya hai, aur ζ = 0.02 kya deta hai?Q = 1/ ( 2 ζ ) ; ζ = 0.02 ⇒ Q = 25 .
Resonance par (r = 1 ) transmissibility Tr kya hai? Tr = Q (maximum amplification).
g r m s mein f 1 , f 2 aur G ( f ) kya hain?Band ki low/high frequencies (jaise 20 aur 2000 Hz) aur PSD function g²/Hz mein.
Sound pressure dB mein, 0 dB kya hai aur 10 log ya 20 log use karte hain? 0 dB = reference 20 μ Pa; amplitude (pressure) ratios ke liye 20 log 10 use karo.
EMI aur EMC mein kya difference hai? EMI = unwanted interference; EMC = subsystems ka bina interfere kiye coexist karne ka goal.
Recall Quick self-quiz
Stefan–Boltzmann law mein T ki kaun si power aati hai? ::: Chauthi power, T 4 .
Celsius mein absolute zero? ::: − 273.15 ∘ C .
Q = 25 ke saath resonance par 1 g input kya ban jaata hai? ::: 25 g .
Q rad subscripted kyun hai par Q nahi? ::: Q rad = radiated heat (watts); Q = vibration quality factor — do unrelated quantities.